Hay gatherer and loader.



Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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HAY GATHERER AND LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10,1908.

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DAVID G. SI-IREEVE AND JOSEPH A. SHREEVE, OF'UNION CITY, INDIANA.

HAY GATHERER AND LOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

, To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, DAVID G. Sniinnvla 1 and JOSEPH A. SHREEVE, citizensof. the

United States, residing at Union. Cityfin the county of Randolph, Stateof Indiana, have invented a new and usefu-liHay Gatherer and Loader, ofwhich the following is 'a specification.

axle which is operatively connected with the A yoke is pivotallyconnected to said axle and the said f This invention has relation to haygatherers and loaders and it consists in the novel construction andarrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to rovide'a device of the characterindicated wliich may be attached to a wagon or other moving vehicle andwhich is adapted to collect the hay as it moves over the surface of theground and transmit the same into the body of the said vehicle.

With this object in view-the device embodies'a rotating drum providedupon its p'e-- riphery with a series or several series of 1mpaling tineswhich are adapted to engage the hay-as it lies upon the ground. Adjacentthe said drum is located an elevator which is provided with a series ofreciprocating bars having a series of tines that are adapted to engagethe hay as it is delivered from the said drum and carry the same up anddeposit it upon a platform from whence it is permitted to fall into thebody of the vehicle. The elevator is mounted upon a wheel suppoi tedmoving parts of'the device.

drum is journaled for rotation in said yoke, caster wheels support therear end portion of the yoke. The forward portion of the elevator isprovided with a stub tongue which is adapted to be connected with therunning gear or other suitable parts of the vehicle into which the hayis to be deposited. Means are provided for raising or lowering the yokeso that the device may be readily transported from place to lace withouthaving the drum in contact wit 1- the surface of the ground.

Fi ure 1 is a top plan view of the gatherer and loader, and Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same;

The loader consists of the axle 1 which is supported upon the wheels 2.The yoke 3 is connected with the said axle and the tongue 4 is attachedto. the said yoke. tongue may be provided with any suitable device forconnection with the running gear of a Wagon or other vehicle. The yokeBis i freely castered wheels 6.

The said pivotally connected with axle 1 and the rear portion of saidyoke is supported by the l journaled for rotation in the yoke 5. Thesaid drum is provided upon its periphery with several series of hayimpaling tine's 8. The rear portion of the drum 7 is protected by theparallel bars 9 which are mounted upon the yoke 5 and curved so as toshield the upper rear portion of the said drum.

The standards 10 are mounted upon the axle 1 and the levers 11 arefulcrumed upon said standards and are connected by means of the rods orflexible members 12 with the yoke 5. By means of the said levers thevertieal position of the yoke 5 may be adjusted, that is to say, thesaid yoke may be so positioned that the drum 7 may engagev the ground orit may be elevated to such an extent that the drum 7 will be held abovethe surface of the ground and out of contact with the same. The elevator13 is mounted upon the standards 10 and is dprovided with the slattedbottom 14. The elivery chute 15 is hingedly connected with the up er endportion of the elevator 13 and is a( apted to re- The drum 7 is Thecrank shaft 16 is journaled for rotation in the upper end portions ofthe standards 4 and the parallel bars 17are pivotally connected with thecranks of the shaft 16 and are I adapted to move longitudinallyalternately I in opposite directions. The said bars 17 are provided withteeth 18 located upon their under sides. The u per end portions of thebars 18 are providetf with the eyes 19 which receive the parallel rods20. The said rods 20 are mounted in the cross ieces 21 which in turn aremounted upon tie sides of the elevator 13. The upper ends of the bars 17extend over the upper surface of the chute 15.

The sprocket wheel 22 is mounted for retation with one of the groundwheels 2. The

' sprocket wheel 23 is mounted upon the crank aft 16, the cross sprocketchain 24 passes around the sprocket wheels 22 and 23 and transmitsmovement from one of the ground wheels 2 to the crank shaft 16. It willbe observed that as the crank shaft 16 rotates the bars 17 will be movedlongitudinally and the alternate bars will reci rocate in oppositedirections. As' the sai bars reciprocate the teeth carried by the underside of the same are brought into contact with the hay which isdelivered from the drum as will be hereinafter explained and the saidhay is carried up the elevator 13'and deposited upon the chute 15 fromwhence it may fall into the body of the vehicle, as above indicated. Thesecond sprocket wheel 25 is mounted for rotation with one of the wheels2 and the s rocket Wheel 26 is fixed to the shaft of the (v rum 7. Thecross sprocketchain 27 passes around the sprocket Wheels 25 and 26. Bythis arrangement it will be seen that rotary movement istransmitted fromthewheel 2 to the lower end of the elevator 18 at which point the hay isengaged by the teeth of the bars and is carried up along the elevator,as above described.

Having described my invention, what is claimed as new and desired to besecured by vLetters Patent is:

axle, means for raising and lowering said yoke, a drum journaled forrotation inthe yoke and carrying impali'ng tines and means fortransmitting movement from the supporting wheel to the drum andelevator.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflix'ed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID e. s'HREEvEj JOSEPH A. SHREEVE.

Witnesses:

JAMES B. MCREMIE, SAMUEL P. GLUNT.

